Well, as expected, John Schuerholz and Bud Selig were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday by the Today's Game committee. Schuerholz was voted in unanimously; he got all 16 votes. Selig got 15 of the 16. I figured there were enough votes for one more person to come close, but as it turns out there there were not. Lou Piniella got seven of the 16 votes -- you needed 12 to get in. None of the other candidates got even five votes. I'm a bit surprised it was Piniella and not Steinbrenner who garnered moderate support, but it doesn't really matter. This was the John and Bud Show from the start.
The Vote Is In
Well, as expected, John Schuerholz and Bud Selig were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday by the Today's Game committee. Schuerholz was voted in unanimously; he got all 16 votes. Selig got 15 of the 16. I figured there were enough votes for one more person to come close, but as it turns out there there were not. Lou Piniella got seven of the 16 votes -- you needed 12 to get in. None of the other candidates got even five votes. I'm a bit surprised it was Piniella and not Steinbrenner who garnered moderate support, but it doesn't really matter. This was the John and Bud Show from the start.
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